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Devers hit a two-run homer in the sixth inning,
walked and scored twice. Dominic Smith drove in three runs and
Tyler O'Neill, who came to Boston from the Cardinals in an
offseason trade, went 2-for-3 with a homer, two walks and three
runs.
Red Sox starting pitcher Nick Pivetta (2-2) allowed one run on
one hit, a Lars Nootbaar homer, in six innings. He struck out
eight with no walks.
Cardinals starting pitcher Matthew Liberatore (1-2) allowed four
runs on six hits in three innings. He struck out three and
walked one.
O'Neill's home run, his 11th of the season, gave the Red Sox a
1-0 first-inning lead.
Boston increased its lead to 2-0 in the second inning. Connor
Wong walked, advanced on a passed ball and scored on Garrett
Cooper's double.
The Red Sox pushed their lead to 4-0 in the fourth inning when
Cooper hit a single and scored on Romy Gonzalez's double.
Ceddanne Rafaela reached on a fielder's choice, stole second
base, took third on an error and scored when third baseman Nolan
Arenado dropped a sky-high pop-up from Jarren Duran. The
official scorer ruled the play a triple.
Pivetta retired the first 10 batters he faced and the Cardinals
finally broke through with Nootbaar's homer in the fourth to cut
their deficit to 4-1.
Boston made it 7-0 in the fifth inning. O'Neill and Rafael
Devers drew walks to start the rally. Infield singles by Wong
and Wilyer Abreu scored one run, then Smith hit a two-run
single.
The Red Sox upped their lead to 9-1 in the sixth inning when
O'Neill walked and Devers hit his ninth home run of the season.
The Cardinals cut their deficit to 9-3 in the seventh. Paul
Goldschmidt's double, along with singles by Arenado, Alec
Burleson and Brendan Donovan, produced one run. A wild pitch
allowed another.
Boston made it 11-3 in the ninth inning on a David Hamilton home
run and an RBI groundout from Smith.
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